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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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